Taking advantage of the mild weather in the last weeks of winter, we set off to establish research sites in locations previously selected (in autumn 2022) with employees of the Department of Urban Greenery in Katowice and Kraków Municipal Greenspace Authority. In total, 15 research sites were established, some in Katowice and some in Kraków. Within each one of them, plots of equal size will be delineated, where three different mowing frequencies will be applied – intensive, extensive, and biocenotic mowing.
Over the next two years, the plots will be monitored and examined for, among others, the condition of the soil system. We hope that the collected data will allow us to assess the impact of mowing frequency on the condition of the roadside lawn ecosystem and the quality of its services.
Gallery:

Site visit with the employees of the Department of Urban Greenery in Katowice / photo by Małgorzata Stanek

ToBeLawn researchers during fieldwork / photo by Anna Stefanowicz

ToBeLawn researchers during fieldwork / photo by Małgorzata Stanek

ToBeLawn researchers during fieldwork / photo by Anna Stefanowicz

The ToBeLawn team during the delineation of a research plot in Katowice / photo by Anna Stefanowicz

Research plots in Katowice and Kraków / photo by Małgorzata Stanek

Research plots in Katowice and Kraków / photo by Małgorzata Stanek

Information plaque / photo by Anna Stefanowicz